Energy

Executive Order on noise from wind turbines. Refers to the Environmental Protection Act. Applies to some extent to offshore wind turbines

Executive Order on the use of substances and materials in connection with offshore oil and gas activities, etc. Refers to the Offshore Safety Act.

Promulgation of the law on environmental protection. It aims the general protection of the environment and defines a framework to reduce all types of pollutions.

Seagoing vessels Safety Regulations. Refers to the MODU Code (Mobile Offshore Drilling Units) and implements the code regarding those mobile offshore drilling units.

Climate Law. It defines the Dutch strategy to tackle climate change and meet the 2015 Paris Agreement's goals.

Climate Action Programme 2030.

Act on environmental assessment of plans and programs and of specific projects (EIA).

Climate Act. "The purpose of this Act is that Denmark shall reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 by 70 per cent. compared to the level in 1990, and that Denmark will achieve a climate-neutral society by 2050 with the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius in mind".

Energy Network Act.

The Agreement aims that Denmark will be the "wolrd's first energy islands" with more renewable energy. Invesment in green technoligies are planned as well as a green transition of industry and an efficient use of energy and renovations.

Electricity Supply Act. "The purpose of the Act is to ensure that the country's electricity supply is organized and implemented in accordance with considerations of electricity supply security, economy, environment and consumer protection". The Act does not cover companies covered by the Offshore Safety Act.

Law on the promotion of renewable energy. (It is the latest updates of Lov nr 1392 of 27/12/2008 on the promotion of renewable energy)

Maritime Spatial Planning Act. This act aims to promote economic growth and the sustainable exploitation of marine resources.

Law on the promotion of renewable energy.

Executive Order on grid connection of wind turbines, photovoltaic systems, wave power plants and hydropower plants

Executive Order on technical certification and servicing of wind turbines, etc. It aims to ensure that wind turbines do not affect the safety and health of people and livestock.

Executive Order amending the Executive Order on emergency preparedness in the event of pollution of the sea from oil and gas plants, pipelines and other platforms. Refers to the Offshore Safety Act and the Directive 2013/30/EU.

Nature Gas Supply Act.It does not apply to transmission networks in the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and in the Danish continental shelf area that are not connected to the Danish natural gas supply network.

Act for the development and promotion of wind energy at sea. The purpose of this Act is to expand the use of wind energy at sea, particularly in the interests of climate and environmental protection, taking into account nature conservation, shipping and the offshore connection lines. This law regulates
1.the specialist planning in the exclusive economic zone and, insofar as the following provisions provide for this, in the territorial sea and the preliminary investigation of areas for electricity generation from wind turbines at sea,
2. the tenders for the competitive determination of the market premium in accordance with Section 22 of the Renewable Energy Sources Act for offshore wind turbines; the Renewable Energy Sources Act applies, unless this Act regulates otherwise,
3. the approval, construction, commissioning and operation of offshore wind turbines, other energy generation systems and offshore connection lines
4. the tenders for the competitive determination of those eligible to apply for other energy generation areas.

Maritime Spatial Plan. It is based on the Maritime Spatial Planning Act which implements EU Directive 2014/89/EU.

Working conditions regulations. Refers to the Directive 2013/13/EU.

Water Management Act. Refers to wind farms at sea.

Spatial Plan for the German exclusive economic zone in the North and Baltic Seas. Defines the organisation of activities including wind energy production in the North Sea.

Compulsory pilotage scheme 2021. It defines rules according to which piloage is mandatory. Under certain conditions, offshore vessels and cargo transporting oil and gas from offshore platforms might be exempted from this obligation.

Ministerial Declaration of the 10th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea

"The Trilateral Wadden Sea Plan (WSP) is the common policy and management plan for the protection and sustainable management of the Wadden Sea Area. It is also the common management plan for the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site. A unique and basic feature of the Wadden Sea Plan is that it aims at achieving the full scala of habitats, which belong to a natural and dynamic Wadden Sea. Each of these habitats, for which common trilateral Targets have been adopted, needs a certain quality (natural dynamics, absence of anthropogenic disturbance, absence of pollution), which can be reached by proper management of the area". Specific parts apply to energies (oil, gas, wind energy) and cable laying.

The Leeuwarden Declaration, signed at the 13th Trilateral Governmental Conference in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, on 18 May 2018, contains key points for the 2018-2022 period of the Trilateral Cooperation on the Protection of the Wadden Sea.
Point 29 is particularly relevant for renewable energies and underwater cables.